Refusal to issue etc., renew license -

The Director, on the advice of the State Veterinary Council, may refuse to issue or renew, or withdraw a license in respect of a veterinary establishment if: a) the licensee, or any person employed or proposed to be employed by the applicant to assume responsibility for the veterinary establishment has been convicted by a Court in a crime involving moral turpitude; or b) for reasons connected with the physical location, construction, state of repair, accommodation, staffing or equipment, the veterinary establishment is not fit to be used as a place of consultancy practice, clinic, hospital or laboratory; or c) the veterinary establishment is, or any premises used in connection therewith are, used or proposed to be used for purposes which are not related to the particular function of that veterinary establishment or which are in any way improper, unethical or unlawful; or d) the arrangements for the management and control of the services provided at the veterinary establishment are not adequate.